Shloka 19
Uttanka’s Viśvarūpa Request and the ‘Uttanka Clouds’ Boon (उत्तङ्क-विष्वरूप-दर्शनम्)
भूगुकुलको आनन्द प्रदान करनेवाले महर्षे! जब मैं गन्धर्व-योनिमें प्रकट होता हूँ, तब मेरे सारे आचार-विचार गन्धर्वोके ही समान होते हैं, इसमें संदेह नहीं है ।।
bhṛgukula-ko ānanda-pradāna karanevāle maharṣe! yadāhaṁ gandharva-yonau prakaṭo bhavāmi tadā mama sarve ācāra-vicārā gandharvāṇām ivaiva bhavanti, nātra saṁśayaḥ. nāga-yonau yadā caiva tadā vartāmi nāgavat | yakṣa-rākṣasa-yonyos tu yathāvad vicarāmy aham ||
¡Oh gran sabio que colmas de gozo al linaje de Bhṛgu! Cuando me manifiesto en la condición de los Gandharvas, mi conducta y mi modo de pensar se vuelven como los de los Gandharvas—sin duda alguna. Y cuando nazco entre los Nāgas, me comporto como un Nāga. Del mismo modo, cuando aparezco entre Yakṣas o Rākṣasas, me muevo y actúo conforme, cabalmente, a las costumbres y disposiciones de esos mismos seres.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that embodied beings tend to act according to the nature (svabhāva) and norms associated with the realm/species (yoni) in which they are born; conduct is shaped by the conditions of embodiment, so one’s behavior often mirrors the community and disposition of that birth.
Vāyudeva addresses a sage of the Bhṛgu lineage and explains that whenever he manifests in different classes of beings—Gandharvas, Nāgas, Yakṣas, or Rākṣasas—his behavior conforms to the characteristic conduct of that class, emphasizing the link between manifestation and mode of life.